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Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Milanese1527–1593Italian Renaissance

Portrait of Giuseppe Arcimboldo

About

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, also spelled Arcimboldi, was an Italian Mannerist painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish and books.

Notable works

The Spring

at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando

Works in the collection

12 works

The Spring

at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando

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